Tonight I made Nom Nom Paleo's delicious Slow Cooker Kalua Pig. It smelled amazing all day cooking in my crockpot, but it tasted even better. The bacon really gives the meat a smoky taste that is delicious. Here is my super juicy and tender pork out of the slow cooker. Here it is after I shredded it and set the fat aside for...
I was cleaning out my pantry when I found this oatmeal cookie mix, and right next to it was this Monster trail mix from Target. Light bulb. Monster Oatmeal Cookies! Penelope loved the idea and made the cookies all by herself. All we did was follow the directions on the back of the cookie mix adding the trail mix to the cookie batter....
Here is Penelope's fall bento. Top tier: Turkey and cheese pumpkin sandwich, Cheetos Bottom tier: Oatmeal and raisin cookie, 2 Halloween chocolates and olives. Yesterday we carved pumpkins and roasted pumpkin seeds with the grandparents. Happy Fall! Now if only the weather would start acting like it! ...
In case you were wondering, this is what my family looks like... ...
What do you call a puffy quesadilla? A Puffy-dilla or a Chicken Puff Chicken Puff Uncooked flour tortillas 2 Boneless skinless chicken breasts boiled and shredded 1 Small tomato chopped 1 Serrano pepper chopped 3-4 Green onions chopped 1/2 Can of Extra large black olives sliced Salt & Pepper Shredded cheddar cheese Oil for frying First off, I discovered an easy way to...
Last year on my birthday Chris surprised me by booking us a room at the Hotel Del Coronado. It wasn't just an ordinary staycation though, no we stayed in the room that is supposed to be haunted by the infamous ghost of Kate Morgan. He even bought me my very own ghost detector. You can read more about the history of the Hotels...
The weekend of my birthday we went over to my parents house and had a party celebrating not only my birthday but also my stepdads and my twin nieces. We grilled up some ribs, steak and hotdogs and ate some sides including this Mexicorn Pasta Salad I made that everyone loved. Mexicorn Pasta Salad 1 lb. cooked Rotini pasta ( I used Dreamfields...
Top Tier: Rainbow Trix cereal, turkey and cheese sandwich, mini rainbow chip cookies. Bottom Tier: Fruit roll up, gummy vitamins, Cuties and watermelon. I can't believe that in just a week Penelope will be entering 1st grade! I am so proud of the super smart, especially creative, totally sweet, and amazingly cute little girl she is. While I am a little saddened that she...
I made this chorizo scramble for breakfast when Chris was home and it was sooo good. It tasted like my chilaquiles without the tortillas. YUM! Chorizo Scramble Eggs Chorizo Chopped tomato Chopped cilantro Sliced Green onions Shredded cheddar cheese Sour cream I fried up about 1/2 a link of pork chorizo. Once it was cooked and starting to get crispy I added the...
Last weekend Penelope was in a Cinderella ballet performed by her dance class Temecula Valley Cathy's Dance. Her recital was two days with many days of rehearsals and preparing for the show. For the first show which was Friday I was a dance mom and helped out backstage. It was exciting seeing the girls rushing through their costume changes and hurrying to get...
Penelope's last day of Kindergarten with her awesome teacher Mrs. Wright. ...
Top Tier: Ham and cheese roll up, string cheese, crabby patty gummy. Bottom Tier: Cheddar and sour cream chippy's and grapes. ...
